Christmas in Connecticut (1992 film)

Christmas in Connecticut is a 1992 American Christmas romantic comedy television film directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger (his only directing credit to date) and starring Dyan Cannon, Kris Kristofferson, and Tony Curtis.^[1] It is a remake of the 1945 film of the same name.^[2][3] The film premiered on TNT on April 13, 1992.^[3][4][5]

Christmas in Connecticut
Promotional poster
Genre	Romantic comedy
Based on	Christmas in Connecticut by Aileen Hamilton Adele Comandini Lionel Houser
Teleplay by	Janet Brownell
Directed by	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Starring	Dyan Cannon Kris Kristofferson Tony Curtis
Music by	Charles Fox
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Stanley M. Brooks
Producer	Cyrus Yavneh
Cinematography	Chuck Colwell
Editor	Michael Jablow
Running time	93 minutes
Production company	Turner Pictures
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	April 13, 1992 (1992-04-13)

Plot

Elizabeth is the star of a successful cooking show and the author of several cookbooks. Alexander, her manager, sees a heroic forest ranger named Jefferson on the television news, saying he has lost his cabin in a fire and wishes he could get a home-cooked Christmas dinner.

Alexander arranges for Elizabeth to do a special live show on Christmas, where she will cook a Christmas dinner for Jefferson. In reality, Elizabeth cannot cook and trying to keep Jefferson and the viewing public from finding out may be a little difficult, especially on a live show.

Cast

• Dyan Cannon as Elizabeth Blane
• Kris Kristofferson as Jefferson Jones
• Tony Curtis as Alexander Yardley
• Richard Roundtree as Prescott
• Kelly Cinnante as Josie
• Arnold Schwarzenegger as man in chair in front of media truck (uncredited cameo)

Reception

John Ferguson of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five.^[6]

See also

• List of Christmas films
• List of American films of 1992

References

1. Hicks, Chris (December 12, 2017). "Chris Hicks: Forget Hallmark, classic Christmas films are still best". Deseret News. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
2. "20 Facts About Your Favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies". Mental Floss. July 30, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
3. Endrst, James (April 6, 1992). "The Interminable 'Christmas' With Arnold". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
4. Higgins, Bill (April 8, 1992). "Arnold's Debut as Director". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
5. In a promotional spot for the film, director Schwarzenegger is asked why TNT is showing a Christmas movie in April, and he replies, "Because I said so!"
6. Ferguson, John. "Christmas in Connecticut". Radio Times. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

External links

• Christmas in Connecticut at IMDb 
• Christmas in Connecticut at Rotten Tomatoes
• Christmas in Connecticut at the TCM Movie Database